Editing Chimney Rock, North Carolina (section)

==History==
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A U.S. post office for Chimney Rock existed since at least 1843.<ref name=" Powell1976a">Powell, W.S., 1976. ''The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places.'' Chapel Hill, North Carolina, The University of North Carolina Press. 608 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-807-81247-1}}</ref>

On September 27, 2024, the majority of Chimney Rock was substantially damaged by flooding caused by [[Hurricane Helene]], with the [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]] inundating the village.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Heather |date=2024-09-28 |title=Video shows Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes catastrophic flooding across North Carolina |url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/video-chimney-rock-destroyed-helene-flooding-north-carolina |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=FOX Weather |language=en-US}}</ref> The flooding also heavily damaged the adjoining [[Lake Lure, North Carolina|town of Lake Lure]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 28, 2024 |title=See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, NC |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/09/28/chimney-rock-lake-lure-north-carolina-devastated-by-flooding-photos-and-video/75429597007/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=The Asheville Citizen Times |language=en-US}}</ref>